An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly allows COM object creation, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html
https://www.tenable.com/blog/contileaks-chats-reveal-over-30-vulnerabilities-used-by-conti-ransomware-affiliates
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1405
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2019-11-12
Updated: 2025-04-04
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.59969